James Dominant At Anaheim 2
Round number five of the 2011 AMA Supercross series rolled through Anaheim, California on Saturday night, and with the stadium, riders and fans alike decked out in pink to support breast cancer awareness, James threw down the most convincing performance of the year, as he dominated A2 from start to finish.
Good starts proved to be key on the technical, tough-to-pass-on Anaheim circuit, so JS7 left little to chance by grabbing two holeshots en route to leading every single lap of both his heat race and the main event. Looking calm, cool and collected in his one-off, pink Answer Racing gear, James made it two wins in a row, and extended his championship points lead to five.
Here’s a quick recap of James’ A2 performance…
SUPERCROSS QUALIFYING HEATS
• James grabbed the holeshot to take the early lead in Supercross Heat #1, and never looked back.
• On the way to his seemingly easy heat race win, JS7 turned lap times that were one-to-two full seconds faster than the quickest laps of the day’s timed qualifying sessions.
• The overall race time of James’ Heat #1 win was over five seconds faster than Ryan Dungey’s Heat #2 victory.
SUPERCROSS MAIN EVENT
• When the gate dropped for the Supercross main event, JS7 once again ripped a massive holeshot aboard his Red Bull-backed Yamaha to take the early lead.
• Looking smooth and confident out front, James immediately began opening up a comfortable lead, thanks in part to a gnarly quad-quad section that only he was doing.
• Never to be challenged, James led wire-to-wire for his second-straight win of the series.
• With the win came 25 valuable points, pushing JS7 out to a five-point lead in the championship standings.
SUPERCROSS RESULTS
1. James Stewart
2. Ryan Villopoto
3. Chad Reed
4. Justin Brayton
5. Trey Canard
6. Andrew Short
7. Ivan Tedesco
8. Kevin Windham
9. Brett Metcalfe
10. Davi Millsaps
Stay tuned for round number six in Houston next Saturday night!
